Video Games Can Be Good For Your Health

Iria · Jul 16, 2005, 11:15 AM

Video games can be useful in health care and research into their effects deserves to be taken seriously, argues an expert in this week's BMJ.

One innovative application of video games in health care is their use in pain management as the degree of attention needed to play such a game can distract the player from the sensation of pain, writes Mark Griffiths, Professor of gambling studies at Nottingham Trent University.

Video games can also provide cognitive (mental) distraction for children during chemotherapy, and have been used as a form of physiotherapy or to help develop social and spatial ability skills in many different groups of people.

However, there is also a growing body of evidence highlighting the more negative aspects of play, particularly on children and adolescents. These include the risk of video game addiction and increased aggressiveness.

Other adverse effects, such as auditory hallucinations, repetitive strain injuries, and obesity have also been reported, but firm evidence is lacking.
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**MIG-31** · Jul 16, 2005, 11:20 AM

how long will it be before the opposite is mentioned?

But i would agree to a certain extent that gaming can be therapeutic and relaxing.

Warpy · Jul 16, 2005, 11:27 AM

I agree, BF2 relaxes me before and after work

Customgamer1 · Jul 16, 2005, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Warpy

I agree, BF2 relaxes me before and after work

It does lol. When I play I just get so pissed off but it still is relaxing in a way.

Jul 16, 2005, 11:15 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 74	Video Games Can Be Good For Your Health Video games can be useful in health care and research into their effects deserves to be taken seriously, argues an expert in this week's BMJ. One innovative application of video games in health care is their use in pain management as the degree of attention needed to play such a game can distract the player from the sensation of pain, writes Mark Griffiths, Professor of gambling studies at Nottingham Trent University. Video games can also provide cognitive (mental) distraction for children during chemotherapy, and have been used as a form of physiotherapy or to help develop social and spatial ability skills in many different groups of people. However, there is also a growing body of evidence highlighting the more negative aspects of play, particularly on children and adolescents. These include the risk of video game addiction and increased aggressiveness. Other adverse effects, such as auditory hallucinations, repetitive strain injuries, and obesity have also been reported, but firm evidence is lacking. __________ Read More / Source: Medical News Today

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MIG-31 DH News MOD Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 42,581 Rep Power: 186 System Specs	how long will it be before the opposite is mentioned? But i would agree to a certain extent that gaming can be therapeutic and relaxing. __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here How you can help DriverHeaven by using Digg!

Jul 16, 2005, 11:27 AM	#3
Warpy DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: USA Posts: 2,772 Rep Power: 0	I agree, BF2 relaxes me before and after work __________________ The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, "I'm from the government and I'm here to help."